# 2020 Oregon Ducks football team

The 2020 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Mario Cristobal. The Ducks played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, and competed as members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.
On August 11, 2020, the Pac-12 Conference canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the decision was reversed on September 24, when the Pac-12 announced that they would play a seven-game schedule starting November 6.
Despite finishing in second place in the North Division during the regular season, the Ducks would represent the division in the Pac-12 Championship Game due to first-place Washington having an insufficient number of players available due to COVID-19. There, they defeated the undefeated South Division champion USC to receive the Pac-12's automatic bid to a New Year's Six bowl game. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl, where they lost to Big 12 runner-up Iowa State.

## Pac-12 media day
### Pac-12 media poll

In the Pac-12 preseason media poll, Oregon was voted as the favorite to win both the North Division and the Pac-12 Championship Game.
Media poll (North Division) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Oregon | 222 (35) |
| 2 | California | 176 (3) |
| 3 | Washington | 161 |
| 4 | Stanford | 105 |
| 5 | Oregon State | 76 |
| 6 | Washington State | 58 |
Media poll (Pac-12 Championship) :
| Rank | Team | Votes |
| 1 | Oregon | 21 |
| 2 | USC | 15 |
| 3 | Arizona State | 1 |
| 4 | Utah | 1 |

## Schedule

Oregon had three games scheduled against Ohio State, North Dakota State, and Hawaii, but canceled these games on July 10 due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Oregon's game against UCLA had initially been scheduled for Friday, November 20, but was moved forward a day to accommodate UCLA playing California on Sunday, November 15. The change occurred after both UCLA and California had their initially scheduled games for Saturday, November 14 (against Utah and Arizona State, respectively), canceled due to COVID-19 outbreaks within the other programs.
On December 14, Oregon's scheduled game against Colorado in Los Angeles for December 19 was canceled after the Ducks were elevated into the Pac-12 Championship Game against USC. The change occurred after Washington had a COVID-19 outbreak.
Original 2020 Oregon Ducks schedule :
| Date | Opponent | Site |
| September 5 | North Dakota State* | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR |
| September 12 | Ohio State* | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR |
| September 19 | Hawaii* | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR |
| September 26 | at Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO |
| October 3 | Washington | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR (rivalry) |
| October 17 | at California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
| October 24 | Stanford | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR |
| October 31 | at Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ |
| November 7 | USC | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR |
| November 13 | Arizona State | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR |
| November 21 | at Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA |
| November 28 | at Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR (rivalry) |
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 7 | 4:30 p.m. | Stanford | No. 12 | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | ABC | W 35–14 | 0 |
| November 14 | 4:00 p.m. | at Washington State | No. 11 | Martin StadiumPullman, WA | FOX | W 43–29 | |
| November 21 | 12:30 p.m. | UCLA | No. 11 | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | ESPN2 | W 38–35 | |
| November 27 | 4:00 p.m. | at Oregon State | No. 9 | Reser StadiumCorvallis, Oregon (rivalry) | ESPN | L 38–41 | |
| December 5 | 4:00 p.m. | at California | No. 21 | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | ESPN | L 17–21 | |
| December 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Washington | | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR (rivalry) | FOX | No contest | |
| December 18 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 13 USC* | | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA (Pac-12 Championship Game) | FOX | W 31–24 | 0 |
| January 2 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 10 Iowa State* | No. 25 | State Farm StadiumGlendale, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) | ESPN | L 17–34 | 0 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | 9 | — | — | — | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 21 | | | 25 | RV |
| Coaches | 9 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 15 | 23 | | | 25 | Not released |

## Game summaries
### Stanford

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 12 Ducks | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon
* Date: November 7, 2020
* Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C)
* Game attendance: 0
* Referee: Michael Mothershed
* TV: ABC
Game information :
First quarter
STAN – Austin Jones 4-yard run (Jet Toner kick), 3:25. Stanford 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:30.
ORE – C. J. Verdell 10-yard run (Camden Lewis kick), 0:54. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 2:31.
Second quarter
ORE – D. J. Johnson 5-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Camden Lewis kick), 1:05. Oregon 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 96 yards, 3:59.
Third quarter
ORE – Travis Dye 14-yard run (Camden Lewis kick), 11:13. Oregon 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:47.
ORE – Tyler Shough 9-yard run (Camden Lewis kick), 0:53. Oregon 28–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:57.
Fourth quarter
STAN – Austin Jones 2-yard run (Jet Toner kick), 7:39. Oregon 28–14. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:32.
ORE – Cyrus Habibi-Lakio 4-yard run (Camden Lewis kick), 3:37. Oregon 35–14. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:02.
Top passers
STAN – Jack West – 13/19, 154 yards
ORE – Tyler Shough – 17/26, 227 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
STAN – Austin Jones – 20 carries, 100 yards, 2 TD
ORE – C. J. Verdell – 20 carries, 105 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
STAN – Simi Fehoko – 3 receptions, 88 yards
ORE – Johnny Johnson III – 4 receptions, 60 yards :

### At Washington State

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 11 Ducks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 43 |
| Cougars | 13 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 29 |
at Martin Stadium • Pullman, Washington
* Date: November 14, 2020
* Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
* Game attendance: 0
* TV: ESPN
Game information :
First quarter
ORE – D. J. Johnson 13 Yd pass from Tyler Shough (Camden Lewis Kick), 6:48. Oregon 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 92 yards, 5:50.
WSU – Lucas Bacon 18 Yd pass from Jayden de Laura (2pt Failed), 3:00. Oregon 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 3:48.
WSU – Renard Bell 4 Yd pass from Jayden de Laura (Blake Mazza Kick), 0:48. Washington State 13–7. Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:33.
Second quarter
WSU – Blake Mazza 39 Yd Field Goal, 9:38. Washington State 16–7. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:00.
WSU – Blake Mazza 49 Yd Field Goal, 0:24. Washington State 19–7. Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 6:19.
ORE – C.J. Verdell 3 Yd Run (Camden Lewis Kick), 0:03. Washington State 19–14. Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:17.
Third quarter
ORE – Travis Dye 16 Yd pass from Tyler Shough (Camden Lewis Kick), 3:26. Oregon 21–19. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:09.
Fourth quarter
ORE – Johnny Johnson III 2 Yd pass from Tyler Shough (Camden Lewis Kick), 14:19. Oregon 28–19. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:06.
WSU – Blake Mazza 25 Yd Field Goal, 9:59. Oregon 28–22. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 4:20.
ORE – Travis Dye 71 Yd pass from Tyler Shough (Tyler Shough Run), 8:25. Oregon 36–22. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:34.
WSU – Deon McIntosh 1 Yd Run (Blake Mazza Kick), 4:40. Oregon 36–29. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:45.
ORE – Cyrus Habibi-Likio 1 Yd Run (Camden Lewis Kick), 1:40. Oregon 43–29. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:00.
Top passers
ORE – Tyler Shough – 21/30, 312 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
WSU – Jayden de Laura – 25/39, 329 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
ORE – C.J. Verdell – 18 carries, 118 yards, 1 TD
WSU – Deon McIntosh – 18 carries, 92 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
ORE – Jaylon Redd – 5 receptions, 99 yards
WSU – Renard Bell – 10 receptions, 158 yards, 1 TD :

### UCLA

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bruins | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| No. 11 Ducks | 14 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon
* Date: November 21, 2020
* Game time: 12:30 p.m. PST
* Game attendance: 0
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Taylor McGregor
Game information :
First quarter
ORE – Devon Williams 19-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Camden Lewis kick), 5:39. Oregon 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 19 yards, 0:15.
ORE – Travis Dye 32-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Camden Lewis kick), 5:23. Oregon 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 27 yards, 0:08.
UCLA – Demetric Felton 1-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 2:15. Oregon 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 3:08.
Second quarter
UCLA – Qwuantrezz Knight 20-yard fumble return (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 13:21. Tied 14–14. Drive: 1 play, -3 yards, 0:07.
ORE – Camden Lewis 23-yard field goal, 7:14. Oregon 17–14. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 6:07.
UCLA – Greg Dulcich 32-yard pass from Chase Griffin (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 3:24. UCLA 21–17. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 3:50.
ORE – Jordan Happle 58-yard interception return (Camden Lewis kick), 0:00. Oregon 24–21. Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 0:50.
Third quarter
ORE – CJ Verdell 4-yard run (Camden Lewis kick), 11:48. Oregon 31–21. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:12.
UCLA – Brittain Brown 2-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 7:39. Oregon 31–28. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:09.
ORE – Hunter Kampmoyer 12-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Camden Lewis kick), 1:24. Oregon 38–28. Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 2:19.
Fourth quarter
UCLA – Demetric Felton 11-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 3:43. Oregon 38–35. Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 3:33.
Top passers
UCLA – Chase Griffin – 19/31, 195 yards, TD, 2 INT
ORE – Tyler Shough – 19/30, 334 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
UCLA – Demetric Felton – 34 rushes, 167 yards, 2 TD
ORE – Travis Dye – 10 rushes, 40 yards
Top receivers
UCLA – Kyle Philips – 8 receptions, 91 yards
ORE – Devon Williams – 6 receptions, 123 yards, TD :

### At Oregon State

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 15 Ducks | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Beavers | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 41 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon
* Date: November 27, 2020
* Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
* Game attendance: 0
* TV: ESPN
Game information :
First quarter
ORE – Jaylon Redd 37-yard run (Henry Katleman kick), 11:52. Oregon 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:08.
OSU – Jermar Jefferson 82-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 10:59. Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 91 yards, 0:53.
ORE – Tyler Shough 1-yard run (Henry Katleman kick), 5:21. Oregon 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 93 yards, 5:38.
Second quarter
OSU – Everett Hayes 34-yard field goal, 13:38. Oregon 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 3:49.
ORE – Devon Williams 60-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Henry Katleman kick), 10:57. Oregon 21–10. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:41.
OSU – Everett Hayes 48-yard field goal, 5:55. Oregon 21–13. Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 5:02.
ORE – Henry Katleman 33-yard field goal, 0:46. Oregon 24–13. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 2:00.
Third quarter
OSU – Zeriah Beason 8-yard pass from Tristan Gebbia (pass failed), 8:57. Oregon 24–19. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 3:08.
ORE – Hunter Kampmoyer 4-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Henry Katleman kick), 6:43. Oregon 31–19. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:14.
Fourth quarter
OSU – Tristan Gebbia 1-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 13:26. Oregon 31–26. Drive: 16 plays, 92 yards, 8:17.
OSU – Jermar Jefferson 2-yard run (Tristan Gebbia run), 12:23. Oregon State 34–31. Drive: 2 plays, 33 yards, 0:15.
ORE – Cyrus Habibi-Likio 1-yard run (Henry Katleman kick), 8:27. Oregon 38–34. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:56.
OSU – Chance Nolan 1-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 0:33. Oregon State 41–38. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 1:22.
Top passers
ORE – Tyler Shough – 20/31, 285 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
OSU – Tristan Gebbia – 23/37, 263 yards, TD
Top rushers
ORE – Travis Dye – 12 rushes, 93 yards
OSU – Jermar Jefferson – 29 rushes, 226 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
ORE – Devon Williams – 4 receptions, 101 yards, TD
OSU – Kolby Taylor – 7 receptions, 114 yards :

### At California

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 23 Ducks | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Golden Bears | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California
* Date: December 5, 2020
* Game time: 4:05 p.m.
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 0
* Referee: Francisco Vilar
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Taylor McGregor
Game information :
First Quarter
ORE – Henry Katleman 21-yard field goal, 8:06. Oregon 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:19.
CAL – Chase Garbers 1-yard run (Dario Longhetto kick), 2:23. California 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:43.
Second Quarter
CAL – Bradrick Shaw 1-yard run (Dario Longhetto kick), 5:31. California 14–3. Drive: 19 plays, 80 yards, 9:51.
ORE – Johnny Johnson III 39-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Henry Katleman kick), 2:08. California 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:23.
ORE – Cyrus Habibi-Likio 1-yard run (Henry Katleman kick), 0:23. Oregon 17–14. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:23.
Third Quarter
CAL – Nikko Remigio 28-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick), 5:14. California 21–17. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:21.
Fourth Quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
ORE – Tyler Shough – 14/26, 231 yards, TD
CAL – Chase Garbers – 20/32, 183 yards, TD
Top rushers
ORE – Travis Dye – 12 rushes, 71 yards
CAL – Marcel Dancy – 5 rushes, 34 yards
Top receivers
ORE – Travis Dye – 2 receptions, 85 yards
CAL – Nikko Remigio – 6 receptions, 81 yards, TD :

### At USC (Pac-12 Championship Game)

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ducks | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| No. 13 Trojans | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California
* Date: December 18, 2020
* Game time: 5:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 61 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 1
* Referee: Chris Coyte
* TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis, Mark Helfrich
Game information :
First quarter
ORE – Jaylon Redd 2-yard pass from Anthony Brown (Henry Katleman kick), 13:49. Oregon 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 0:46.
ORE – Hunter Kampmoyer 14-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Henry Katleman kick), 7:14. Oregon 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 1:25.
USC – Amon-Ra St. Brown 47-yard pass from Kedon Slovis (Parker Lewis kick), 0:50. Oregon 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 2:46.
Second quarter
ORE – D. J. Johnson 16-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Henry Katleman kick), 9:45. Oregon 21–7. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 1:53.
USC – Markese Stepp 1-yard run (Parker Lewis kick), 4:35. Oregon 21–14. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:04.
Third quarter
ORE – Travis Dye 4-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Henry Katleman kick), 7:20. Oregon 28–14. Drive: 14 plays, 83 yards, 7:40.
USC – Parker Lewis 21-yard field goal, 2:28. Oregon 28–17. Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 4:44.
Fourth quarter
ORE – Henry Katleman 40-yard field goal, 10:26. Oregon 31–17. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 6:00.
USC – Bru McCoy 4-yard pass from Kedon Slovis (Parker Lewis kick), 6:16. Oregon 31–24. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 4:02.
Top passers
ORE – Tyler Shough – 8/15, 91 yards, 2 TD, INT
USC – Kedon Slovis – 28/52, 320 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
ORE – Travis Dye – 11 rushes, 55 yards
USC – Stephen Carr – 12 rushes, 40 yards
Top receivers
ORE – D. J. Johnsno – 2 receptions, 27 yards, TD
USC – Bru McCoy – 6 receptions, 76 yards, TD :

### vs Iowa State (2021 Fiesta Bowl)

Uniform combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 25 Ducks | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 10 Cyclones | 7 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 34 |
at State Farm Stadium • Glendale, Arizona
* Date: January 2nd, 2021
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: n/a (game played indoors)
* Game attendance: 0
* TV: ESPN
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
ORE –
ISU –
Top rushers
ORE –
ISU –
Top receivers
ORE –
ISU − :

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 1 | 7 | Penei Sewell | OT | Detroit Lions |
| 2 | 36 | Jevon Holland | S | Miami Dolphins |
| 5 | 172 | Deommodore Lenoir | CB | San Francisco 49ers |
| 6 | 215 | Brady Breeze | S | Tennessee Titans |
| 6 | 228 | Thomas Graham Jr. | CB | Chicago Bears |